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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
NOTES..
c.. S. b.
From Boston Cultivator.

Report sUys that Mr.. J. 5. Clarke has|
sold the yearling filly by Alcyone (2.27 j
dam, Noontide (2.204), to the proprietors|
of Glenview for S2500.
Black Tom, a converted PAGER, was|
wonderfully successful upon the trotting|
turf during the past season. According|
to correspondent of the Western Sports
man he won fifteen races, trotting l0l
heats. twenty-nine of which he won in
2.3O or better, getting record of 2.2l3.
The noted trotter Clemmie G.. (2:l5})
has probably closed her turf career. Re-
port says that she is to be USED for brood
purposes. She is big, strong, chestnut
animal, sixteen hands high, only ten
years old, and has won not less than
tifty-nine heats in . 80 or better Her
sire was Magic, by American Clay, son of
Strader's Cassius NJ. Clay and her dam
the famous Ned, by Berkley's Edwin
Forrest; second dandy Mambrino Chief.
Her dam has produced four with records
below :26, their average being about %
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
DAM OF ETHAN ALLEN.

In our contemporary, The Horseman,
which ought to be a paper of some intel
ligence. we noticed lately the question
asked. if the dam of Ethan Allen was by
Red Robin, son of Woodbury. Morgan,
and the answer, that the dam of Ethan
Allen was unknown.
Now, it isn't specially any concern of
ours that the gentleman who answers the
queries in The Horseman should be en-
tirely ignorant of the pedlgrees of noted
horses. That the dam of Ethan Allen
was by Robin or Red Robin, owned by
Moses Bates of Springfield, Vermont, is
well known and certainly correct.
All the information that we gathered
more, perhaps, than was ever before
gathered on one mare-ponts to this re-
suit; but if it did not the word of Fred
erick Leland of Middlebury would be
sufficient, for we do not hesitate to say
that not in the United States of America
could there be witness more intelligent
or more reliable on such a subject than
he, which any one would find out who
would take the pains of consulting Mr..
Leland. Mr.. Leland tells of what he
knows. and says that Mr.. Holcomb knew
this before he died. The testimony that
we had from man in Ticonderoga. to
whom we were referred as the best au-
thority in the matter, or in such matters,
pointed directly to this, as he said the
mare came from below Ludlow, VT, a
town or two beyond or below, and Spring
field lies on the Black river just two
towns beyond or below. In regard to
Red Robin Mr.. Leland was very particll-
lar to tell us on a second interview that
he only knew he was said to be by Wood
bury Morgan; he would not vouch foI
this pedigree, as he did not know who
bred the horse or his history outside of
his ownership by Moses Bates. Before
we publish our book we intend to look
thoroughly into the history of this horse
and trace him, if possible, to his breed
err. In the meantime we do not know of
any one who will keep company with
our friend, Allen w. Thomson of Wood,
stock. Mr.. Thomson will continue tC
state occasionally whilst he lives that the
old gray Balloon mare, IS years old, was
the dam of Ethan Allen because she was
one of those mares that bred after the
stallion. and he will add that she was got
by a two-year-old gray colt; but these
assertions of Mr.. Thomson will fall harm
less and cannot stand against the facts
and the ignorance of "A thousand such edit
Ors as those of The Horseman will not pre-
vent the world at large from knowing
that the dam of Ethan Allen was bred by
John Fields of North Springfield and got
by Red Robin, medium-sized bay horst
of decided merit, owned by Moses Bates
of Springfield, and said to be by Wood
bury Morgan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

Train robber Con Texas express)-
Shell out now, quick. Passenger-All
my money is in this satchel. "Open it,"
Look" "All in silver dollars, Keep
it. We aiu't no draymen."-lOmaha
World.
Mrs. Grundy of the New York Mail
and Express tells how the divorced wife
of a man not long ago married again ap-
piled to his second wife for assistance
and received check for $1,000.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
MORGAN STOCK.
ISLE LA Motto, VI, March 26, 1887.
MIR. BATTELL,
W. II. WOOD.

ISLE LA Motto, VT, March 26, 1887.
MIR. BATTELL.
Dear !ST:-knOwing that you are the
owner of old Daniel Lambert. | thought
you might be interested in his progeny
up here in Grand Isle county. | have
some very fine grand-daughters from old
Daniel Lambert, out of fine-blooded
Morgan mare. a PAGER She has record
of = ID, made almost as many years ago.
Among the colts is one four-year-old,
past, Pearl III. She stands sixteen
hands high. very stylish; we think she
has more speed than any other colt of
her age in the State. She is a good actor,
goes right out clean without single boot,
strap or weight. She trotted quite fast
for us last season. On "A half-mile track,
she trotted the full mile in :32 {; last half
in III, and never lifted her nose, which
we thought pretty good for "A four-year-
old.
The other colts are younger, but fully
as promising.
Yours truly,
III. G.. HOLCOMBE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
AGE OF SIRES.
From Dunton's Spirit of the Turf.

From Dunton's Spirit of the Turf
Breeders of trotting horses need all the
facts within reach and for that reason
we are always unearthing as many facts
as we think are useful to them. The age
at which sres beget their 80 performers
is among the most important, and so we
have compiled the following table of so
horses. in alphabetical order, in the hope
that it may be useful as a governor for
future use in breeding. 1t will be seen
that one yearling sired 2 80 performer,
four at 2, eight at 3, ten at 4, seven at B,
four at 6, four at Z, four at s, four at O.,
four at ten, two at IL, five at II, three at
IL, five at ii, four at 10, two at l6, one at
II, three at Is, one at 2l, four at % and
one at "a Thus it seems to be clear
case that age makes but little difference
as to the speed of the sires' get. From
1875 to 1880 Blue Bull begot thirty-tive
, 80 performers, y of which were.mares,
at which time Blue Bull was about 20
years old, which, according to the law
that the feebler of the parents governs
the sex, would prove that Blue Bull was
full of vigor at the time of his death. In
this list there are 32 performers in 2 20
and better, four of which were by G.
year-old, 3 by an S-year-old, 3 by IA, and
3 by II, and each by 3, 1, D, ID and
ls-year-old, and each by 7, 8, 10, y,
Is and 23-year-old. Hence, it appears
that extreme speed is not confined to any
particular age either. So men will not
discard old horses, nor fear to breed to
young ones. But" you ask. show is it
with the brood-mares ?" Let us show you.
Take, for example, "a of the first brood
mares we come TO among those that have
produced two or more 2: 80 and better
performers, and we find that they have
produced go 2 80 performers at the fol-
lowing ages. Nine have been produced
when their dams were years of age; 8
each at the age of Z, s and 10; five each
at the ages of and II; four each at 4,
and 10; three each at IL and IA; two
each at l2,l5, l6and 10; one each at and
Is. Whether the case would be materi-
ally altered by increasing the number Of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
DAM OF HUNTRESS.

MIDDLEBURY, VT, March 3, 1887.
JOHN SEARS. ESQ.
Dear Sir Il understand you bred b.
M, foaled 1852, that you sold to Alden
Goldsmith, and was afterwards dam of
famous trotter Huntress. Will you
please inform me where you got the dam
of this bay mare, and, if you know, who
bred her and what her pedigree was, and
oblige, Yours truly,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
COLEMAN, March "A, 1887.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear Sir Mr.. John Sears, the gentle
man to whom your letter was addressed,
has been dead some years. He was at
one time quite noted horseman.
Respectfully yours,
HARRY ID. WARD.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
A MICHIGAN BREEDING ESTAB-
LlSHMENT.
COLDwATER. Mich, April l6. 81
From the Western Sportsman

COLDwATER, Mich, April 16, 81.
Ed Sportsman On the 9th inst. your
correspondent had the pleasure of look
ing over the Magma Charta stud stables
belonging to Len Dean and situated at
Girard, Mich. Arriving there we found
Mr.. Dean showing them to Mr.. A. W.
Murphy and Philo Sweet of Kalamazoo,
Mich. These gentlemen had come from
that city to purchase a Magma mare for
breeding purposes, recognizing the fact
that Magma Charta is the greatest sire of
brood mares in Michigan. Mr.. Deans
stables are headed by his young stallion
King Magma 1862, coming four years old,
bright bay, left hind foot white, Isl
hands high, and the very picture of his
sire only he is size larger King Mag
ma is by that grand old horse, Magma
Charta, l05, sire of Henry :204, Hannah
D.. :22t, Belle of Lexington , :26t, and
Others in = 30, and sire of the dams of
Belle F. 2:l54, Edward 2:l9, Geo. V.
2 20, Charley Ford 2:l6, Maggie Middle
town 2:l9, Ara three years old, , :294, and
many others. Dam Net Hubbard (stand-
ard) by Resolute, 1853; ID dam, Silver
tail by Magma Charta; Sd dam, Old Fan
cy, by Commits Wildair; 18th dam, Mel
lie Hayes. King Magma will be used for
breeding purposes this season, $50 to in
sure; at which figure his books should
rapidly fill.
Next in order is the sorrel mare, Chro-
mo, l6 hands high, one white foot behind
and stripe in face, foaled in 1879, by
Masterlode; dam by John Halls Hero.
Chrome has l0-days' colt by her side,
by King Magma, that is as lively as a
cricket and pretty as apicture.
Next comes the black mare, Mollie
Miller, % years old, by Black Prince, a
son of Hills Black Hawk ; dam by Post
Boy, due to foal to Magma Charta.
Bay Fanny, bright bay mare, black
points; foaled 1879, by Daniel Lambert
(sire of 81 in 2 :30); dam by Sinoak, a
son of Hills Black Hawk; I'd dam by
Sir Henry; in foal to Magma Charta.
Queen, 3-year-old bay FLY, one white
foot behind, and is full sister to King
Magma.
Cora Bell, brown filly, black points, 8
year. old, sired by Magma Charta; dam
by ROYAL George. This filly is quite
promising and should make good brood
mare.
Lady Gertrude, bay filly, black points,
3 years old, by Magma Charta; dam Lady
Lake by Jim Goodrich.
Bay filly, yearling, white strip in face
and white spots on hips; by Magma
Charta; dam by son of Royal Fear
naught; 2d dam an Arabian mare.
Bay filly, yearling, black points; by
Magma Charta; dam by Louis Napoleon
This is very fine gated youngster and
ought to trot fast when handled.
Samantha Allen, bay filly, years old
one white foot behind, by Magma Charta
dam thoroughbred mare brought from
Kentucky. This filly was turned loose
in lot and showed as fine trotting
action as could be.
James d. yearling bay horse colt, one
white foot behind; by Magma Charta
dam Molly Miller as above.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
This concludes Mr.. DIS stables.

This concludes Mr.. DIS stables.
Mr.. Dean firmly believes that King
Magma will prove to be a very desirable
cross for Hambletonian Star mares and
for that reason he would like to book a
few mares of such breeding. Mr.. Dear
is hard worker and is constantly EN-
deavoring to raise the standard, believ
ing that if farmers raised better class
of horses they would have no trouble il
selling them for nearly double the price,
realized now, and at the same time in
crease Michigan's name as a State TO
raising good horses.
Yours, C. S. b.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
SUNORY LETTERS.
GYPSY QUEEN.
altoona. Marc

altoona, March %, 1887.
Editor Register Yours received. In
answer will say / sold the mare to r. p.
Douglass of Chicago. | suppose her to
be the same mare that trotted the ten
mile races with Capt. Meow in Louis
vile and Cincinnati in 1850 and 81. 1t
was her name, Gypsy Queen. Her sire
was principally Morgan; her dam was
black mare owned by Mr.. Sheridan of
Williamstown. don't know anything of
her stock. | had two of her colts; one
was natural trotter.
Yours truly,
W, III, WOOD
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

ASGvs Blood Blood T Rsnsd !, the ss. Sa1y
teed. It is positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. Itpuri6es the
whole system, and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee 1t.
L. HANAFORD, Middlebury, Druggist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

If Mr.. Adams is living he can't be far
from seventy-five or eighty years of age.
l think Spirit of the Times was out of a
mare by Harris Hambletonian, possibly
Black Maria.
Yours truly, G. b. II.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

"A Georgia preacher has joined in
matrimony Ill couples and received S.
in fees. One couple paid him s. and the
rest nothing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
BRISTOL, March 5, 1887.

Mr.. BATTELL,
Dear Sir Il wish you would call to
see my colt by Motion. l think him
very good one.
Yours truly,
j. X. JACOBS.
This is the colt that since this letter
was written won the the three-year-old
race at Nergennes fair. We call him
Tamaska, from that town in Canada
whence so many good horses have come,
and consider him colt of extraordinary
promise.-EDITOR REGISTER.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04

One affair, of which was an eve witness
was very ludicrous. We were in parole camp
during the winter Of 1864 at Enterprise
Miss, and, of course, in winter quarters. The
cabins were constructed with the stricteSt re-
gard TO economy in material and labor. al
though the former was in wasteful abundance
A mud chimney eight feet high was fairly in
proportion with the rest of the structure
This description is necessary to understand
what follows. At this time wheat -four was
almost unknown In the lower south, and an
occasional ration of it was hailed as a God
send. 1t was on such an occasion that a half
witted soldier could be seen through his open
cabin door carefully baking some biscuits
for supper. One of my men tohi me to take
post in the darkness outside SO as Il, COM
mand view Of the fireplace, and to await
results
Very soon l observed commotion in the
cabin. 1t was suddenly filed with smoke.
and when this cleared away the occupant ap-
peared TO be counting his biscuit. He gazed
around the room in a dazed sort of way.
looked under his bunk and finally, peeped out
doors, as if looking for something. While
this was transpiring the wag had Joined me.
with hot biscuit i'll his hand, and explained
his moduS operandi He had rolled block
near the chimney, and armed with a piece of
pine bark and long, sharp stick. he mounted
it, inserted his stick in the chimney and
waited. When his victim lifted the lid to in
spect his treasures, the bark closed the mouth
of the chimney, driving the dense pine smoke
into his face, binding and sitting him. In
an instant biscuit was stuck, whisked up
the chimney and the joker was gone This
was repeated until the terror stricken cook
fed from his hut in dismsy, with the firm be-
lief that the devil or a witch had possession
and was carrying off his supper on a broom
stick. And such continued to be his belief,
and it must be confessed that it was founded
upon much better evidence than that usually
given in support of a ghost story-Ex-Con-
federate Colonel in Philadelphia Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04

The imperial special train which has been
used by the Emperor William during his re-
cent journeys consists of three saloon car
riages, which are connected with each other
by q covered passage lighted with gas, fitted
electric bells and telegraph apparatus. The
day saloon is hung with blue damask. und
contains only easy chairs, sofas, and a couple
of tables. At one end is coupe, where xhe
emperor usually stands, or sits on q high
chair, when passing through large town or
wherever there is any fine scenery. A portion
of the next carriage is fitted up as a study.
and there is desk and writing materials; but
his majesty has almost given up working in
the train, although till last year he went
through his letters and dispatches Just in the
same methodical way as if ne were at Berlin
or Potsdam- A dressing room, which con-
tains everything that could possibly be want
ed, adjoins the study. Another saloon is the
bedroom, and contains the camp bed which
the emperor always uses. There is a large
saloon for the suite, and another for the ser.
wants The eInperor's train has been ordered
to travel at comparatively slow rate of
speed this year, and nourishing refreshment
has been supplied to his majesty every two
Ours-usually the strongest soup that can be
made, or eggs beaten up with champagne, or
meat jelly.-London World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04

A comparison between the method of max
ing newspaper and the method Of making q
magazine, for instance, suggests some inter
esting reflections. The dozen articles or SO
which make up a magazine are selected out
OF an enormous mass of matter submitted. j
They are usually written and signed by weil
known men and women, who ought to BE-
more jealous of their regulations than they
sometimes seem. Before being put into type
each article is read and reread; solemn CON
clave of editors is held over each debatable
word or phrase, with the frequent result of
sacrificing the freshness and individuality of
a writer's style to exaggerated ideas of deco
rum. The article is put in type without
haste, and is read and reread again and again
before the final publication.
In the newspaper everything is done with a
rush. Copy" is prepared with great rapid
ity, and is often given out without revision,
is seldom proof read more than twice, fire.
quently only once, occasionally not at all,
and yet the comparison between a good news
paper and good magazine is not so unfavor-
able to the former. The magazine will be q
little better in respect to proof errors, though
not much. Its English will be no more cor
rect than that of the newspaper, though GER
tainly more precisl and formal The chances
are that the magazine will contain greater
percentage Of positively heavy, unreliable
matter, and that the newspaper will be more
interesting, racy and practical. Considering
the advantage in favor Of the magazine, it
certainly makes a poor showing in such
critical comparison Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04

Whether it be the best known form, chills
and fever, or else bilious remiftent, dou>
BILE ague or ague cake, is that abominahle
disorder involving the liver, the bowels
and the kidneys, known as malaria.
Every complaint classified under this
generic, though erroneous appellation, is
destructive of the nervous system, but is.
unhappily, no. to be subdued, or even
checked, by the use of ordinary nervines,
febrifuges or tonics. There is. however,
prompt relief and ultimate cure to be
found in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
foremost among the proprietary remedies
of America, and widely known in other
lands. Not only diseases born of MAS
ma, but rheumatic complaints, superin-
duced by exposure in bad weather. inner
tied or incurred debility of the kidneys or
bladder. dyspepsia and an irregular con
dition of bowels, are curable-nay, GER
tain to be cured by this deservedly es>
teemed and professionally sanctioned
corrective.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04

Albert Wolff complains bitterly in The
Figaro of the epidemic of Gypsy music rag
ing in Paris. He saysit is impossible to eat
a dinner at an open air restaurant without
being accompanied by the melancholy
strains of the Gypsy violin and the unearthly
sound of the eymbal. This invasion of Gypsy
music dates from the Paris Exposition of
1867, when a hand of genuine Gypsies, who
were very handsome fellows in their wav,
captured the hearts of the Partisan ladies,
Since then imitation Gypsy bands have
grown up like mushrooms, and many pru-
dent bourgeois of the suburbs, who knows.
that the ordinary trades afford no prospects
to his sons, destines them in advance to the
profession of "Gypsies" The outfit is very
simple indeed; a loose jacket tight trousers
are no longer absolutely essentiaD and half
dozen yellow trimmings knowledge of
music is not required, for the more out of
tune the Gypsy plays the more genuine he is
considered. Mr. Wolf sees the time ap-
preaching when cymbal playing will be
taught at the conservatory, when the minis
ter of public instruction will distribute the
prizes to the best pupils, and Thomas, Mas
senet and Delibes will he present at the cere-
mony, dressed in hussar jackets Chicago
Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04
COFFINS MADE OF PAPER.


Novel and Ingenious Methods by Which
Paper is Being Utilized.
"Here is a very neat style of coffin" re-
marked manufacturer of such articles TO a
reporter. at Is the latest thing out, and is
really quite popular"
The coffin did not seem to be different from
the ordinary kind of casket. 1t was plain in
style and finished in rosewood, beautifully
marked. The handles were of solid silver,
and the inside was handsomely covered with
cushioned trimming of white silk, neatly
quilted. 1t was evidently coffin that any
modest man of simple tastes could offer 10
objection to being buried in.
What do you think of itf"
ats very neat sort of coffin, but don't
see anything remarkable about it."
lift one end OF it
The reporter arched his back, grasped the
handles firmly and put his strength into a
great lift, The casket rose as though it were
made Of painted air, so light was it, and the
experiuenter narrowly escaped falling on his
back
at feels as though it were made of paper
How do you make them so light"
at is made of paper" answered the manu-
facturer; compressed paper 1t is cheaper
than wood, can be pressed into shape, is more
durable and can be made much more quickly
and easily. The veneering is of another
piece of paper, very thin, which is painted
to resemble wood by machinery. When
the coffin is put together it is vanished and
trimmed, and then it is ready for occu-
pancy."
How did you happen to invent itgn
a didn't invent it, but almost any one
ought to have done so. Paper has been used
for car wheels for years past. Doors are now
made of the same substance Two thick pa
per boards, stamped and nodded into panels
and glazed together with glue and potash,
and then rolled through heavy rollers, are
coming into use. They are better than wood,
in that they will not shrink, swell, crack or
warp. :. They are made water proof with
mixture.
Boats are also made of paper" continued
the manufacturer, "and for certain kinds of
racing they are better even than the ordinary
kinds of wood, and far cheaper
You will soon make your whole coffin out
of paper" suggested the reporter
1--WE are not far away from that now re-
piled the maker. "They are making window
glass from linen or cotton, modified by chem
ical action. When the glass is made it is
dipped in preparation of camphor and alco-
hol. 1t can then be nodded and cut into
transparent sheets that are remarkably
tough and can stand double the strain of the
ordinary glass. Yes, sir, it will not be long
before not only collins for the dead, but the
houses for the living, can be made from the
foundation to the roof entirely out of paper.
Who says we are not an inventive race?n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04

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